OAK75DVD49

NTSB accident investigation · Mustang II · Santa Rosa, CA · May 26, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1975
Place
Santa Rosa, CA · SANTA ROSA, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N30JTMustang II
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750526012679A
Case key
148387

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1122  75/5/26  NR.SANTA ROSA,CA      MUSTANG II          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3000
        TIME - 1629                    N30JT               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- SWITCHED TO AUX TANK.AUX FUEL 5GAL,CAPACITY 17GAL.OUTLET FWD PSN.SMALL HOLE IN FUEL LINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N30JT
Reported as
Mustang II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sonoma County

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.